Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 334 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
4. 4.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
5. 5.My brother ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
9. 9.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
17. 17.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
18. 18.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
19. 19.When Dad called, Meera ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.The students ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Myra ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
26. 26.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
29. 29.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
34. 34.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
37. 37.My sister ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
38. 38.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
40. 40.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied

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